The question of replacing old houses with new ones is highly topical nowadays. It is considered by the great part of the society that everything should be renovated and refreshed including edifices. Their opponents claim that old constructions can possess crucial value for the culture, on the one hand, and are still occupied by people living in them. I prefer to agree with the latter point.
It's not a secret that constructions tend to be crashed and dilapidated over time. They change their shape becoming unsuitable for living and that is the first reason why they should be replaced with time. For example, if the roof of the construction is erased because of enduring action of sun or moisture this building cannot be exploited with the purpose of living. The next reason is the aesthetician one. Some buildings can be so ugly and unattractive that they just cannot answer new demands and tastes. Examples of those are soviet standard panel or brick residential 5-floors buildings, which are called "khrushchevki", which were built with thoughts of everything but aesthetic.
However, not all edifices deserve reconstruction or demolition. Some of them might be either of cultural significance or of a historical one. As an example, we can take printing yard on Nikolskaya Street in Moscow. It's a house that was constructed in the 19th century and this fact can be noticed if we look at the backside of the construction. It looks extremely decrepit and rundown in the background but this dilapidation has its own charm and emphasizes how ancient the building is. So, in my opinion, it should not be reconstructed or even restored. Furthermore, there might be not only historical or cultural reasons but humanistic ones. For instance, the building can be inhabited by families living there for years and refusing to leave their places. Of course, their desires should be taken into account as well. In many cases, it seems more rational to allow these people to stay in old edificies rather than organize their resettlement for financial reasons or for others.
To conclude, the answer to the question about managing the destinies of old constructions cannot be concrete and explicit. The decision to maintain old houses or to replace them with new ones should be based on common sense. However, I strongly believe that if there is an opportunity to preserve ancient constructions it should be done to save cultural heritage.
The question of replacing
old
houses
with new
ones
is
highly
topical nowadays. It
is considered
by the great part of the society that everything should
be renovated
and refreshed including edifices. Their opponents claim that
old
constructions
can possess crucial value for the culture, on the one hand, and are
still
occupied by
people
living
in them. I prefer to
agree
with the latter point.
It's not a secret that
constructions
tend to
be crashed
and dilapidated over time. They
change
their shape becoming unsuitable for
living
and
that is
the
first
reason
why they should
be replaced
with time.
For example
, if the roof of the
construction
is erased
because
of enduring action of sun or moisture this
building
cannot
be exploited
with the purpose of
living
. The
next
reason
is the
aesthetician
one.
Some
buildings
can be
so
ugly and unattractive that they
just
cannot answer new demands and tastes. Examples of those are soviet standard panel or brick residential 5-floors
buildings
, which
are called
"
khrushchevki
"
, which
were built
with thoughts of everything
but
aesthetic.
However
, not all edifices deserve reconstruction or demolition.
Some
of them might be either of cultural significance or of a historical one. As an example, we can take printing yard on
Nikolskaya
Street in Moscow. It's a
house
that
was constructed
in the 19th century and this fact can
be noticed
if we look at the backside of the
construction
. It looks
extremely
decrepit and rundown in the background
but
this dilapidation has its
own
charm and emphasizes how ancient the
building
is.
So
, in my opinion, it should not
be reconstructed
or even restored.
Furthermore
, there might be not
only
historical or cultural
reasons
but
humanistic
ones
.
For instance
, the
building
can
be inhabited
by families
living
there for years and refusing to
leave
their places.
Of course
, their desires should
be taken
into account
as well
. In
many
cases, it seems more rational to
allow
these
people
to stay in
old
edificies
rather
than organize their resettlement for financial
reasons
or for others.
To conclude
, the answer to the question about managing the destinies of
old
constructions
cannot be concrete and explicit. The decision to maintain
old
houses
or to replace them with new
ones
should
be based
on common sense.
However
, I
strongly
believe that if there is an opportunity to preserve ancient
constructions
it should
be done
to save cultural heritage.